Music, Film, and Gaming
Whilst browsing ComingSoon.net earlier I came across these rather fetching new Star Trek movie posters. Now, I’ve never been a fan of Star Trek and I probably never will be either; these posters just really impressed me though and I’m sure they’ll go down well with fans of the series.
To the left you can see Chris Pine as Kirk, and to the right Zachary Quinto as Spock.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
It’s not long now until the Twilight movie hits cinemas all around the world. December 19th is the date set for the film to hit the UK, just 6 days before Christmas and at a time when all will be off school. Despite engaging fans of all ages, Stephenie Meyer’s romantic vampire novels are aimed mainly at a young teenage audience, the UK release date is well timed and well planned, and whilst there’ll be a lot of sad fans, glum that the film is out on November 21st in the USA and not until late December here in the UK; few will be complaining when the film hits, ripe at a time when all are enjoying themselves and getting into the festive spirit.
Will the film actually be any good though, will it pale in comparison to the novel of the same name? You can be the judge of that when you watch the trailer, personally though I find from this trailer that the performances look very wooden and that this Catherine Hardwicke directed movie adaptation will probably therefore disappoint. I enjoyed the Twilight novel, I’ve read better and don’t feel that the books are so special as many make out; they’re still quite good though, and I just don’t believe that this film will capture the magic of Stephenie Meyer’s written words. I really hope that I’m wrong, and when I watch the film I’ll be viewing it with an open mind; hoping that the Twilight movie is not such a disappointment as I’m really expecting it to be.
Here is the Official Twilight Trailer, see what you make of it, and take a look at how Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson play their parts in what little we see of them here. Will it be a huge box office success? Yes, undoubtedly. Will it be as excellent as the novel though? Only time shall tell.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
Rumours regarding Jaden Smith as the new Karate Kid were not long ago said to be completely false. According to multiple sources today however; Jaden Smith will indeed be the next Karate Kid when the John G. Avildsen directed 1984 film is remade.
Jaden is of course the son of Will Smith, and made his acting debut in 2006 when he starred in The Pursuit of Happyness playing (rather fittingly) the son of his father. The film is to be produced by a team of four, consisting of Jerry Weintraub, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Will Smith, with a script being written by Chris Murphy. It’ll be interesting to see what this team make of the film, and given the age of Jaden Smith (10); it looks as though The Karate Kid is to be completely reworked and retargeted for this remake, presumably with a much younger audience in mind.
Will the film actually work though? Well, that’s yet to be seen, it certainly seems as though it’ll be very different to the original though, and whether this will turn out to be a good thing or bad; we’ll just have to wait to find out.
Jaden Smith is a very talented actor and whether the film is a success or not; this should be the start of a very long and successful career for young Jaden. Jaden Smith is all set to appear in The Day the Earth Stood Still soon, a Scott Derrickson directed remake which also stars Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, and John Cleese amongst others; his career is really starting to take form right now and The Karate Kid should be the film to really send Jaden Smith into Hollywood’s A-list. He may only be 10 years old, but already he has much to offer as an actor and it’ll be interesting to see how he tackles this huge role of becoming the new Karate Kid, a part in which all eyes will be on him and expectation will be colossal.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
Based on Stephenie Meyer’s popular Twilight novel, Catherine Hardwick’s film adaptation is all set to premiere on November 17th in Los Angeles. On November 23rd the film will then hit theatres all across the USA, at which point fans of all ages are bound to flock to see it.
The film is likely to be greeted with mixed reviews, there are many massive fans of the series and as such there are always likely to be discrepancies between the film and the novel which fans will not appreciate. Casting is also an issue, when you read a well written novel you often get a very clear picture in your mind of what you feel the characters should look like and how they’d likely behave; personal interpretation is key here and a film adaptation will therefore never please all. Ultimately there is huge hysteria amongst many however, and regardless of reviews a huge box office opening weekend is to be expected.
As the release date draws ever closer great excitement is building, Twilight fans all across the world are eager to see how it all pans out on film and excited to see the key protagonists in action. With the novels, Stephenie Meyer’s characterization of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen was always excellent; will Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson be able to put this across so strongly on film though? It’s not long now until we all find out.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
If you’re as big a fan of the series as I am then I’m sure you’ll also be highly excited about the prospect of a Danny Boyle directed follow-up to the Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directed 28 Weeks Later. Danny Boyle has confirmed interest in directing 28 Months Later and had the following to say when he spoke with Sci-Fi.com:
I’d certainly like to, I feel the idea is quite a strong idea, and it could well involve directing it. Yeah, absolutely.
Danny Boyle did of course direct the first film 28 Days Later, and having produced 28 Weeks Later it now sounds as though he could well turn his hand back to directing for the third film in the series. Scripting for the film has not yet begun, having enjoyed the first two films however I’m sure that when the third film does emerge it’ll be brilliant.
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo did an excellent job with 28 Weeks Later, and whilst it had been previously rumoured that Paul Andrew Williams could direct the third, I definitely feel that Danny Boyle would be the best man for the job and the director from which we’d see the best film. As the man who started it all back in 2002, it’d be excellent to see him return to the fray, and assuming that ’28 Months Later’ would be the final film in the series; who better to direct it than the man that initially brought the series to life with the fantastic 28 Days Later.
It’s likely to be a long while yet before we learn any concrete news about 28 Months Later, this latest Danny Boyle rumour is a huge thing to hear however, and if it is confirmed that Danny Boyle is to direct 28 Months Later then we can surely expect an exquisitely fine threequel from him.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.